Blood-Plasma Based Bioplastics - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

Blood-Plasma Based Bioplastics

Portrait of Blood-Plasma Based Bioplastics
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We have developed a manufacturing process to convert donated blood plasma and platelets into inexpensive, off-the-shelf bioactive plastics to enhance and accelerate tissue healing. These materials contain nature’s own mix of growth factors in highly concentrated solid to semi-solid forms that controllably elute these factors as the bioplastics degrade. This technology is currently in human clinical trials.

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  • James Burgess
  • Phil Campbell